OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Manage our day-to-day supply chain (logistics centres + fleet) ensuring optimal inventory levels are kept within the system to keep supporting sales. VF currently operates 3 LCs in Kenya and a fleet of 11 trucks
Setup and drive in country feed logistics to support our different farms in Kenya and the other geographies we expand into in East Africa
Set KPIs and targets for departments, measure progress against these, identify and implement improvement plans focusing on service delivery and cost optimization
Design the future of our supply chain to support our multi-market and multi-country approach. We plan on opening at least 2 new LCs including in a new country and expanding our fleet capacity to support our expansion plan
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Enforce best practices across our processes to ensure that spoilage is kept as close to 0%
Manage a team of 6 QC analysts and associates and ensure they are adequately trained to execute their tasks
Design and integrate quality control into our feed logistics process
INTERNAL CONSULTING
Oversee our team of internal consultants as they support all parts of our business by implementing a variety of projects (for example: report automation, process redesign and formalisation, process
Identify improvement projects company wide, scope them and drive the team to implementing them
QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS:
7+ years of experience with a blend of Operations Management or Management consulting with a focus on Ops related projects.
Capacity to understand complex supply chains and challenges, break them down into problems that can then be tackled and resolve them
Attention to detail and thrive for constant operations improvement to ensure consistency in delivering value to other parts of the business, day in, day out
Experience in managing multiple teams across different functions
Ability to thrive working collaboratively with both senior colleagues and more junior ones, solving problems independently, and in a fast-paced environment
A successful candidate will possess a strong work ethic, ability to work in teams, intellectual curiosity, and ability to structure and solve problems
Master’s Degree in Operations Management, Supply chain, Logistics, or any relevant engineering degree
MBA from top programme a +
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS
Status: Full time
Benefits included
Vacation Benefits
Salary: Competitive, based on experience
To apply, please send a maximum 2 page CV to: recruit@victoryfarmskenya.com cc nchew@victoryfarmskenya.comPlease note any CV over 2 pages wouldn’t be read.
Apply via :
recruit@victoryfarmskenya.com
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